It was a disappointing Sunday for India in badminton at the Asian Games. The badminton campaign of India was over. There were losses in four different events. In mixed doubles, Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila and in women's doubles, Trisha Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand got knocked out in the quarterfinals.

Soon after that, the young player Unnati Hooda was defeated by the world number three Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in women's singles. Unnati fought bravely but lost the final game 17-21. Then came the turn of veteran PV Sindhu, who lost to China's world number four Chen Yu Fei 21-11, 18-21, 10-21 in the quarterfinals. Sindhu won the first game but lost the other two to get knocked out of the tournament.

In mixed doubles, Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila lost to the world number one Chinese pair of Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping 21-14, 18-21, 21-18. The Chinese pair started by taking an 11-9 lead at the mid-game break of the first game and then won the game 21-14. After the loss in the first game, Tanisha and Dhruv staged a comeback and won the second game 21-18, making the score level in the match. In the third and deciding game, the Chinese players started by taking a 12-6 lead. Tanisha and Dhruv staged another comeback but still lost the game 21-18, making their way to the semifinals.

In the women's doubles, World Championship bronze medalists Trisha Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand faced world number five Malaysian pair Pearly Tan and Thinah Muralitharan. The Indian pair gave the Malaysians a tough fight in the first game. Both pairs remained close for long periods, but in the end, Tan and Muralitharan converted two of the four game points they received to win the game 21-18. In the second game, Trisha and Gayatri took a 3-0 lead, but then lost nine consecutive points. The Malaysian pair capitalized on this advantage and won the second game 21-9, securing a spot in the semifinals.

In the women's singles, Unnati Hooda faced world number three Akane Yamaguchi of Japan. Unnati lost the three-game match 16-21, 21-14, 17-21. Yamaguchi won the first game 21-16, but Unnati made a brilliant comeback, winning the second 21-14 to level the match at 1-1. The two players fought hard in the deciding game, but Yamaguchi ultimately won 21-17 to advance to the quarterfinals. This defeat also ended Unnati's Asian Games campaign.

Earlier, in the men's singles, Lakshya Sen was eliminated in the second round by former world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore. Hangzhou 2023 men's doubles champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also failed to defend their title at this Asian Games, bowing out in the opening round.

It was a disappointing Sunday for India in badminton at the Asian Games. The badminton campaign of India was over. There were losses in four different events. In mixed doubles, Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila and in women's doubles, Trisha Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand got knocked out in the quarterfinals.

Soon after that, the young player Unnati Hooda was defeated by the world number three Akane Yamaguchi of Japan in women's singles. Unnati fought bravely but lost the final game 17-21. Then came the turn of veteran PV Sindhu, who lost to China's world number four Chen Yu Fei 21-11, 18-21, 10-21 in the quarterfinals. Sindhu won the first game but lost the other two to get knocked out of the tournament.

In mixed doubles, Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila lost to the world number one Chinese pair of Feng Yanzhe and Huang Dongping 21-14, 18-21, 21-18. The Chinese pair started by taking an 11-9 lead at the mid-game break of the first game and then won the game 21-14. After the loss in the first game, Tanisha and Dhruv staged a comeback and won the second game 21-18, making the score level in the match. In the third and deciding game, the Chinese players started by taking a 12-6 lead. Tanisha and Dhruv staged another comeback but still lost the game 21-18, making their way to the semifinals.

In the women's doubles, World Championship bronze medalists Trisha Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand faced world number five Malaysian pair Pearly Tan and Thinah Muralitharan. The Indian pair gave the Malaysians a tough fight in the first game. Both pairs remained close for long periods, but in the end, Tan and Muralitharan converted two of the four game points they received to win the game 21-18. In the second game, Trisha and Gayatri took a 3-0 lead, but then lost nine consecutive points. The Malaysian pair capitalized on this advantage and won the second game 21-9, securing a spot in the semifinals.

In the women's singles, Unnati Hooda faced world number three Akane Yamaguchi of Japan. Unnati lost the three-game match 16-21, 21-14, 17-21. Yamaguchi won the first game 21-16, but Unnati made a brilliant comeback, winning the second 21-14 to level the match at 1-1. The two players fought hard in the deciding game, but Yamaguchi ultimately won 21-17 to advance to the quarterfinals. This defeat also ended Unnati's Asian Games campaign.

Earlier, in the men's singles, Lakshya Sen was eliminated in the second round by former world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore. Hangzhou 2023 men's doubles champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty also failed to defend their title at this Asian Games, bowing out in the opening round.